Government

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• China
• CISA
• Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA)
• Department of Government Efficency
• disinformation
• election security
• Elon Musk
• Government
• misinformation
• Social Security Administration
• Trump administration
• Twitter
• workforce

No, that’s not the acting head of the Social Security Administration. That’s a former CISA employee.

Cyber Scoop February 21, 2025

No, that’s not the acting head of the Social...

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5 min read

• CFTC
• crypto
• crypto crime
• cybercrime
• Government
• Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)

SEC rebrands cryptocurrency unit to focus on emerging technologies 

Cyber Scoop February 20, 2025

SEC rebrands cryptocurrency unit to focus on emerging technologies ...

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• Cybersecurity
• Department of Energy
• Government
• procurement
• Zero Trust

Energy CISO: Agencies can’t implement zero trust alone

Cyber Scoop February 19, 2025

Energy CISO: Agencies can’t implement zero trust alone |...

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3 min read

• Chris Inglis
• cyber workforce
• Government
• Harry Coker
• Kemba Walden
• National Cyber Director
• Office of the National Cyber Director
• Policy
• RNC
• Sean Cairncross
• Trump administration
• White House
• workforce

Trump picks Sean Cairncross for national cyber director

Cyber Scoop February 11, 2025

Trump picks Sean Cairncross for national cyber director |...

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6 min read

• Cybersecurity
• Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA)
• Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
• disinformation
• election security
• Government

CISA election, disinformation officials placed on administrative leave, sources say

Cyber Scoop February 10, 2025

CISA election, disinformation officials placed on administrative leave, sources...

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3 min read

• disinformation
• doj
• election security
• Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA)
• Government
• Policy
• Russia
• Trump administration

DOJ disbands foreign influence task force, limits scope of FARA prosecutions 

Cyber Scoop February 6, 2025

DOJ disbands foreign influence task force, limits scope of...

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• Bennie Thompson
• Department of Government Efficency
• Department of Treasury
• Elon Musk
• Government
• House Homeland Security Committee
• Mark Warner
• Matthew Vaeth
• office of management and budget
• Office of Personnel Management (OPM)
• Privacy
• Senate Intelligence Committee
• Susie Wiles
• Treasury Department
• U.S. Agency for International Development
• USAID

Lawmakers fear Elon Musk, DOGE not adhering to privacy rules

Cyber Scoop February 5, 2025

Lawmakers fear Elon Musk, DOGE not adhering to privacy...

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6 min read

• data breaches
• Donald Trump
• Elon Musk
• FISMA
• Government
• OPM breach
• Policy
• Threats
• Treasury Department

Cybersecurity, government experts are aghast at security failures in DOGE takeover

Cyber Scoop February 4, 2025

Cybersecurity, government experts are aghast at security failures in...

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3 min read

• federal contracting
• Government
• Nancy Mace
• Policy
• Shontel Brown
• vdp
• vulnerability disclosure

Bill requiring federal contractors to have vulnerability disclosure policies gets House redo

Cyber Scoop January 31, 2025

Bill requiring federal contractors to have vulnerability disclosure policies...

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• Amy Klobuchar
• cybercrime
• FBI
• Federal Bureau of Investigation
• Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
• FISA
• Government
• John Cornyn
• Kash Patel
• Peter Welch
• Policy
• Ross Ulbricht
• Section 702
• Senate Judiciary Committee
• Silk Road

FBI nominee Kash Patel gets questions on cybercrime investigations, Silk Road founder, surveillance powers

Cyber Scoop January 30, 2025

FBI nominee Kash Patel gets questions on cybercrime investigations,...

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